A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities by Barbara Venkataraman is a book of short stories that reflect on her family and some of her quirks, and ideas. I love love loved this book! I felt like I was listening to a dear...

I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course… by Barbara Venkataraman is a very witty look at real humor, the kind that we observe every day as we go about our lives. Barbara starts off by taking a look at some of the crazy things that...

Meet Ella Boudreaux, a self-confessed nag. By no means –- as Ella herself insisted –- is she a negative person. Persistent might be a better word; she is the kind of person you'd ask for directions if you were lost, or provides you with a...

Death by Didgeridoo (A Jamie Quinn Mystery) by Barbara Venkataraman has all the elements of a perfect mystery. The victim is an unlikable rock star with more enemies than friends. An aging drummer, Spike, has a music store and teaches music. When he is found...

In The Case of the Killer Divorce (A Jamie Quinn Mystery), Barbara Venkataraman tells another tale with Jamie Quinn at the center. In this case, Jamie has gone back to her career as a family law attorney after taking several months off following her mother’s...

Engaged In Danger (A Jamie Quinn Mystery) by Barbara Venkataraman is an exciting sleuth mystery novel set in eastern Florida. Jamie Quinn practices family law in her hometown of Hollywood, Florida. Being a one-woman office handling cases for middle-class domestic issues, Jamie is surprised when...

Peril in the Park (A Jamie Quinn Mystery) by Barbara Venkataraman is the third in the Jamie Quinn Mystery series. In this novel, Jamie Quinn, a lawyer who gets involved in unlikely murder mysteries, is once again the somewhat unwilling participant in two mysteries. A...

Teatime with Mrs. Grammar Person by Barbara Venkataraman is a book that will help readers to speak and write English properly. The book gives helpful hints on grammar and how to use it properly. The entire book is put together with humor so that it...

Murder is committed in an assisted living home for the elderly in the suspenseful murder mystery Jeopardy in July by Barbara Venkataraman. Jamie Quinn is an attorney who is a legal adviser in divorces, wills and family disputes. Her newest clients reside at La Vida...

A Smidge of Crazy is a potpourri of observations, comments, and general reflections on topics ranging from cake decorating to political activism. Author Barbara Venkataraman has stepped outside herself and observed the quirks, foibles, and everyday life that are all too familiar. No topic is...

Scary Shorts: Flash Fiction is a collection of 25 flash fiction stories all based on Halloween. Barbara Venkataraman and the seven other authors who contributed their work to this book have done an amazing job at creating spooky and thought-provoking content. If you're a fan...

A family attorney's life becomes complicated when she gets caught up in a legal fight against the head of a large corporation in the captivating sleuth mystery, Malice in Miami (A Jamie Quinn Mystery) by Barbara Venkataraman. Jamie Quinn is happily giving up her family...

Reading Holiday Shorts: Flash Fiction is like dipping into a Christmas stocking. Each story is a tasty morsel, easy to digest, and makes you eager to reach for the next. Barbara Venkataraman takes on the usual suspects of the holiday season and gives each the...

Barbara Venkataraman's six mystery novels, Jamie Quinn Mysteries Books 1-6, are intriguing sleuth stories set in Hollywood, Florida. Jamie Quinn is a family law attorney and a sleuth when her cases become entangled in criminal investigations, including murder! Jamie's best friend Grace Anderson, a smart...

If brevity is the soul of flash fiction, then well-executed brevity makes for exemplary flash fiction. A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction, a collection curated by Barbara Venkataraman, is an example of such execution. This compilation is grouped by themes corresponding to the seasons of...

Duck For Cover & Other Tales by Barbara Venkataraman is a compilation of short stories that can best be summed up in one word: poignant. Each vignette stands easily on its own, and together they offer the reader snapshots of the lives of ordinary people...

Five Fortunes by Barbara Venkataraman is a sweet tale of five best friends who buy their fortunes at an arcade vending machine before the story opens. They think it will be fun, but they start to take their fortunes seriously and let their problems preoccupy...